Fishing-reel



A. 0. ABBOTT, Jn.

FISHING REEL. APPLICATION FILED 1111111.19. 1919,

|NVENTOR iran STATE4 ADRIAN O. lAIBBO'IT, JR., OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, l

FISHING-REEL,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. as, 192e.

Application led March 19, 1919. Serial No. 283,495.

at Detroit, in the county of Wayne andl State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Fishing-Reel, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates -to improvements in fishin reels used mainly for casting artificial aits; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide novel and convenient means for controlling the winding and paying off of the lcasting line; second, to prevent back-lash of the line when casting a bait; third, to provide a quick and convenient means for taking the reel apart; fourth, to provide extreme lightness and still retain the strength required in -a reel of this class.

I attain these objects in the reel illustrated in the Aaccompanying drawing, in whichv l Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete reel broken away to better show the parts at the back. Fig. 2 is a partial'vertical section on the line a b. v

rfhe bracket 1 serves as a mounting for the reel and is provided with a seat for securing it to thev casting 'rod in a well known manner. The, reel part -is made up of the anged disk 2 and the flanged ring 3 connected by pins 4f, preferably shouldered and riveted into the disk and ring respectively. Other pins 4a are riveted into the disk 2, bit pass snugly through the ring 3 and terminate inan lextension upon which the handles for turning the -reel are mounted.A This -arrangement of disk, ring, and pins, combines lightness and rigidity of construction in a novel way. The use of cork handles and aluminum in the other parts has given 'a satisfactory result. The use of two handles adds to the facility of handling vand eliminates the need of a counter-balancing Wei ht when one handle is used. l

e disk 2 is secured betweentwo flanges 6 and 7,y the flange 6 terminating in a sleeve,

preferably of hardened steel, which. forms the bearing for the reel upon the spindle 8 of similar material. The s indle'B has a threaded portion engaging t e round nut 9 and the thumb nut 10 and passes freely through the springs 1l and 12, a thin washer between them, and the bracket 1.

' ator fits while controlling his cast.

"large reels all ,eliminate the necessity of vantage over the The thumb nut 10 is provided with a shoulder which fits a hole in the bracket 1. The shouldered portion of the nut does not pass clear through the bracket, but enou h clearance is allowed so that tightening t e nut 10 secures the parts between it. and the nut 9 in the relation shown. i

Surrounding the nut 9 is a friction disk 13 composed preferably of oiled leather incased in a ymetal cup 14 to distribute the contact equally about the spindle. This disk and cup is maintained in central position by the nut 9 and is` normally held .in contact with the flange 7 by meansofthe spring 11 which terminates in the curved ends engaging in slots in the cup 14 to prevent rotatlon of the friction disk when the reel revolves. The friction may be varied at will by lturning the kn'urled head of the spindle.

Another friction .arrangement Vis provided in the shoe 15 onspring 12 which terminates in a loo-p into which the thumb of the o erhis friction shoe is normally held in operative position against the disk 2.

lt will be noted the topof spring 12v and f the bottom end of bracket l pass behind the anged-over portion of disk 2. This is a provision to keep the line from becoming woundup in the bearing in case it should be thrown over the side of the reel.

l am aware that reels of unusual diameter have been made -and used to some advantagev over the vusual small spindle reel.v These fingering the line in order to distribute it Ievenly along the spindle when windingup the line to insu-re a clean cast. So 1mportant is this feature, alone, that numerous devices have been made to accomplish it. However, the reels of large diameter with which l am familiar have. lackedy the-necessary flexibilit required in casting light baits. This attribute mainly to the inertia of the reel, mainly ythe outer portion. My' constructionover'comes this objection to a remarkable degree- Another feature which l claim.' an adrevious reels of large diams/tenis the ba ance secured 4by Vlwering' the spindle@ and placing the reel vat the side where it easily controlled without changing from one hand to the other', and

where the line may be led out over 'the top of the reel and thence through the loops in the casting rod. v

lt operates as follows:

Assuming the reel mounted ready for casting, the thumb of the hand holding the rod rests in the loop of the spring l2. 1When the rod is raised for a cast, the operator adds enough pressure against the shoe 15 to insure holding the bait against premature running out. He maintains this pressure 4until it is desirable to release it. This done, he allows the bait to run out, pulling only against the friction of the disk 13. -When he desires to stop the bait he allows the spring l2 to apply friction by degrees determined by practice rte bring the bait to a comparatively gentle stop. lrle then proceeds to wind in the. line after having again released springs l2 so that the friction shoe l5 does not operate.

Enough friction is normally maintained by the bearing of shoe l5 against the disk 2 to hold the line from running out by the pull of any ordinarly bait when the rod is laid in a .horizontal position, thus doing away with a lso-called drag or click which are usually employed on otherreels for this purpose.

The function of the disk 13 might be briefly delined as imparting enough retarding action to the reel to overcome the initial velocity thereof imparted by the bait when released. rlhe reel, if free to revolve at the velocity .imparted to it as above mentioned would pay off the line faster than the bait in its flight would take it up. A tangle of the line would result. 'llhe reel would tend to wind the line in a reverse direction causing a so-called back-lash.

l claim:

l. ln a fishingy reel., the combination of an offset bracket having a reel seat9 a spindle mounted thereon9 a reel mounted on the spindle, an annular friction disk mounted on the spindle and acting against one side of the reel,v and a friction shoe actuated by a spring secured tothe spindle on the same side of the reel.

2. ln a bait casting device7 the combina-l tionwith a reel of a spindle, an adjustable spring-actuated friction disk on one of the reel' and concentric with the afore said spindle, and a brake shoe normaliV-`- springpressed in contact with a portion. or the reel outside of the friction disk and on the same side of the reel.

3. ln a bait casting device, the combination with a reel, of a spindle., a brake shoe normally spring-pressed in Contact with portion of said reel, and a loop in the bra shoe spring convenient for the vof the thumb of' the operator.

l. ln a bait casting devicej the combina tion with a reel, of a spindle, an adjust oie spring-actuated friction disk on one side of the reel and concentric with the aforesaid spindle, and a brake shoe normally spring-pressed in Contact with a portion of the reel outside of the friction disk and on the same side of the reel, the spring for actuating said Shoe terminating in a loop convenient for engagement ofwthe thumb of the operator. Y

5. ln a bait casting devicehe combination of a reel, a spindle therefor, a bracket for the spindle, a spring actuated friction shoe normally bearing on one side of the reel, and means onthe friction shoe spring and the 'bracket to guard the" line from becoming tangled in the spindle bearing of the reel when thrown oil thelleel on thelside of said bracket and said friction shoe.

t. ln a bait casting device, the combination of a reel, a spindle thenefon a flat spring mounted on the spindle and carr ing a friction shoe adaptedto bear the reel., the free end of said spring terminating in a loop for the engagement of the thumb of the operator.

7. ln a bait casting device, a reel, a spindle therefor, a friction disk mounted on the spindle and actuated by a spring to press it against the reel, an adjustment for the spring,y a nut and lock mit for/securing the spindle to an oflset bracket adapted to be fastened to a fishing rod, spring secured between said nut and Said. lock n and carrying a friction shoe ormally h against the .reel by said sprn g, in the spring, all substantially as described.

ARlAN U. LBPU-TT,

l/Vitnesses t Fontinaa Mannini. Davis. 

